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3. Breast implants: FDA clears new silicon implant despite consumer protests
Despite continued protests at home and abroad, the FDA cleared silicon breast implants made by Sientra, making it the 3rd company with regulatory clearance to sell the controversial products in the U.S. The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based cosmetic device maker joins Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Allergan (NYSE:AGN) in offering silicon-based breast implants to U.S. patients.
2. VCs press Senate on “IPO On Ramp” bill
The National Venture Capital Assn. is spearheading a drive to get a bill through the U.S. Senate that would make it easier for small companies to raise money by going public. The "IPO On Ramp" measure would ease the regulatory requirements for IPOs and temporarily reduce the reporting burdens imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
1. Zoll soars on news of $2.2B Asahi Kasei acquisition
Zoll Medical (NSDQ:ZOLL) is winning a lot of Wall Street love this morning on the news of a $2.21 billion cash offer from Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407). ZOLL shares jumped 23.5% to $92.74 in morning trading today, after the Chelmsford, Mass.-based resuscitation device maker said it reached an agreement to merge with Asahi.
